H. Allen Holmes, Inc. v. Jim Molter, Inc.

This appeal and cross-appeal arise from a final judgment after a non-jury trial in a landlord-tenant dispute. The dispute arose when the tenant, an interior designer, removed its trade fixtures when it vacated the leased premises after the parties’ lease contract expired, resulting in the landlord retaining the security deposit. The tenant filed a breach of contract claim against the landlord for the alleged improper retention of the security deposit. The landlord filed claims for breach of contract, conversion, and civil theft against the tenant and the tenant’s president for the alleged…